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Outstanding seniors of 1996 College and University Awards Miami of Ohio Football Scholarship, John Shacke; Miami of Ohio Harrison Scholarship, Laura Batt; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Football Scholarship, Brian Schmitz; Western Michigan Department Awards

Applied Technology Turn Tunthatakas

University Football Scholarship, David Darling; Valparaiso University University Scholarship, Joy Pavichevich; Valparaiso University Soccer Scholarship, Michael Semel; Catholic University of America Bishop Thomas J. Shahan Scholarship, Joseph Pindelski; George Washington University Presidential Academic Scholarship, Amy Trebotich; Butler University Theatre Audition Scholarship, Rob Lekan; Butler University Faculty Scholarship and Department of Biology ES Turner Scholarship, Chris Kiepura; University of Dayton Dean's Scholarship, Christina Aulisio; Michigan State University Out-of-State Scholarship and Professional Research Assistantship, Aimee Kiefer; University of Michigan Merit Music Shcolarship, Timothy Clark; University of Rochester Rush Rhees Scholarship, Heather Dolan; Indiana University Faculty Award, Lisa Klueppel.

Business Phillip Butera

Ohio State University National Buckeye Scholarship, Shelly Caito; Purdue University Consumer and Family Science Dean's Scholarship, Bridget Kufner; DePaul University Dean's Design and Technology Award, Joseph Kazmierski; St. Ambrose University Music Scholarship, Maggie Maloney; St. Ambrose University Academic Scholarship and Virginia Rump Family Scholarship, John O'Neil; Illinois Wesleyan University Music Scholarship, Timothy McAtee; Illinois Wesleyan University Alumni Scholarships, Heather Kura and Katy Vojack; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Gym-

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Home Economics Andrea Weihs

nastics Scholarship, Gena Gruss; Carnegie Mellon University President's Scholarship, Adam Megacz; Quincy University Scholarship, Rebecca Ryan; Truman State University President's Combined Ability Scholarship and Music Service Scholarship, Annie Kaminski; University of Illinois at Chicago University Scholars Tuition Award, Jeni Aris; Concordia University of Wisconsin Presidential Scholarship, April Aronson; Concordia University of Illinois Presidential Scholarship, Amanda Slobodecki; Loyola University of Chicago Presidential Scholarship, PhiUip Rossi.

Marquette University History Contest Scholarship, Thomas Carroll; Marquette University Honor Scholarship, Lauren Smolka; Marquette University Nursing Scholarship, Christine Battista; Bradley University Swim Scholarship, Emily Larson; Northwest Missouri State University Music Scholarship, Adam Cartwright; Hope College Distinguished Scholar Award, Paul Berke; Augustana College Music Scholarship, Erica Lauber; St. Norbert College John F. Kennedy Scholarship, Martin Fallon; Dartmouth College General Scholarship, Stephanie Chen; Wheaton College President's Award, Lisa Lutzer; Kendall College Presidential Scholarship, Anne Hildebrandt; Beloit College W.C. Hooker Scholarship, Lisa Marie Brodsky; Rosary College Honors Scholarship, Jennifer Pietrzykowski; Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Honors Scholarship.

Walter Walczak; Trinity University Soccer Scholarship, Jacqueline Korus; Lake Forest College Deerpath Scholarships in Music and Theater, Franco LaMarca.

National and State National Merit Scholarship Program Commended Students, Laura Batt, Bryan Dayton, Margaret Donehoo, Aimee Kiefer, Christopher Kiepura, Lisa Lutzer, Beth McCabe, Gregory Reuhs, Kathleen Rowland, Alice Schultz, Tracy Stankiewicz, Laurie Strotman and Kurt Zemaier; National Merit Scholarship Program Finalists, Stephanie Chen, Min Ken Lai, Stephen Mahler, Adam Megacz, Timothy Paschke, Chris Ryan, Brian Shields, Michael Vesper and Cyrus Wilson; McDonald's Corporation Merit Scholarship, Adam Megacz; A.B. Dick Company Scholarship, Lisa Klueppel; General Assembly of Illinois General Scholarships, Megan Manning and Ryan Tyrrell; U.S. Air Force Academy Appointment, Timothy Paschke; Unitec'j States Army Reserve Scholar/ Athlete Awards, Laura Batt and Adam Megacz; Army ROTC Scholarship, Ken Shubert; United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Awards, Victor DeMartino and Colleen Tedor; United States Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award, Cyrus Wilson; Illinois Merit Recognition Scholarships, Thomas Falk, Mark Iwaszko, Timothy Paschke, Chris Ryan, Magdalena Sadowicz, Brian Shields and Kara Wipf.

Local and Special Awards Donald Manello .Award, Joe

Speech/Drama Joseph Kazmierski

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recognized at awards night Kazmierski; Hal Chastain Scholarship, Joseph Pindelski; Park Ridge Art League Scholarships, Wendy Kuntz and Tobey Schmidt; Hawkette Booster Scholarships, Heather Dunne, Christine Schweizer, Kathryn Vojack; Park Ridge Rotary Scholarship, Pam Morgan; Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award, Claire Pawlowski; Sons of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Award, Joseph Pindelski; Des Plaines Ladies of the Elks Awards, Maureen Jamieson, Kathleen Rowland, Joene Van Craenenbroeck, Erica Vassilos; Park Ridge Panhellenic Club Scholarships, Vickie Kalamaras, Joene Van Craenenbroeck, Erica Vassilos; Government of Maine Township Award, Lynn De Witt; Helen Dobbins MTA Scholarship, Rebecca Ryan; Park Ridge Presbyterian Church Ralph J. and Ellen Frost Scholarship, Andrea Weihs; Park Ridge Presbyterian JChurch Harry Shaw Scholarship, Matthew Knight; Maine South Mothers' Club Scholarships, Jeni Aris, Karin Beaumont, Vic DeMartino, Jennifer Fontana, Jessica Jakubanis, Maureen Jamieson, Hellin Jang, Vicki Kalamaras, Aimee Kiefer, Christopher Kiepura, Sarah Kopke, Bridget Kufner, Heather Kura, Lisa La Cerra, Min Ken Lai, Lisa Lutzer, Elizabeth Markowski, Adam Megacz, John O'Neil, Jennifer Palermo, Anna Rodecki, Jessica Rumczikas, Christopher Ryan, Magdalena Sadowicz, Jennifer Schrock, Brian Shields, Tracy Stankiewicz, Becky

English Laura Batt

Taylor. Colleen Tedor, Amy Totsch, Tommy TsiUpetros, Ryan Tyrrell, Joene Van Craenenbroeck, Erica Vassilos, Benjamin Wilson, Kara Wipf; Dr. Clyde K. Watson Award, Brian Shields; VirginiaFeurer Scholarship, Suzanne Optie; Home Economics Vocational Scholarships, April Aronson, Mary Pientka, Andrea Weihs; Women's American ORT Vocational Award, Suzanne Optie; PIP Foundation Scholarship, Mark Mocarski; Twentieth Century Club Juniors Foundation Scholarships, Jeni Aris, Karin Beaumont, Victor DeMartino, Denise Knipp, Elizabeth Markowski, Tracy Stankiewicz, Joene Van Craenenbroeck; Music Boosters Scholarships, Adam Cartwright, Timothy Clark, Ariana Kitty, Beth McCabe, Lola Reese, Erica Sampson; Speech/Drama/ Broadcasting Boosters Scholarship, Christine Bora, Lisa Marie Brodsky, Theresa Brown, Jennifer Chrzanowski, James Frey, Stacey Griner, Hellin Jang, John Kaldis, Joseph Kazmierski, Lisa Lutzer, J.R. Rose, Annika Uzemack, and Joene Van Craenenbroeck; National Honor Society Tutoring Scholarship, Bryan Dayton; Student Council Scholarships, Chris Kiepura, Bridget Kufner, Jermifer Palermo, and Tracy Stankiewicz; Student Council Drama/Music Scholarship, Mary Loise; Kathryn Pierce Varsity Club Scholarship, Heather Kura; Suburban High School Association for Department Chairpersons of Health and Physical Education Scholarship, Lisa LaCerra; 'M' Club Scholar-

Foreign Language Lisa Kiueppel

ships, Steve Madura and Michael Semel; Maine South Senior Service Memorial Awards, Laura Batt, Bridget Kufner, Lisa Lutzer, Frances Motiwalla, Claire Pawlowski, Joseph Pindelski, Susan Reynolds, Magdalena Sadowicz, Tracy Stankiewicz, and Joene Van Craenenbro>eck; Chris Harris Memorial Scholarship, Jermifer Palermo; Mike Hudson Memorial Scholarships, Wesley Crampton and Claire Pawlowski; Robert Cheffer Memorial Scholarships, Paul Pawola and J.R. Rose; Tom Ziemek Memorial Scholarship, Steven Madura; Good Will Awards, Timothy Clark, Marty Fallon, Sandra Mulligan, Claire Pawlowski, Laurie Strotman, Mark Tallungan, Joene Van Craenenbroeck, and Ben Wilson; Honorary Good Will Awards, Miriam Fearon, Kristine Lindholm, Kika Morbelli; Service League of Lutheran General Hospital Scholarship, Aima Rodecki, Tracy Stankiewicz and Joene Van Craenenbroeck; Lutheran General Hospital Summer Institute Award, Christina Dorow; Joseph Blazek Foundation Scholarship, Tracy Stankiewicz; Park Ridge Jaycees/NBD Bank Young American Awards, Martin Fallon and Maureen Jamieson; Lutheran Brothers Scholarship, Christopher Kiepura.

Falk, Graham Fisher, Anne Hildebrandt, Mark Iwaszko, Min Ken Lai, Lisa Lutzer, Adam Megacz, Timothy Paschke, Joy Pavichevich, Kathleen Rowland, Christopher Ryan, Magdalena Sadowicz, Brian Shields, Tracy Stankiewicz, Laurie Strotman, Cyrus Wilson, and Kara Wipf.

Social Science Bryan Dayton

Outstanding Athlete Awards were presented to Sandra Anselmini and John Shacke.

Certificates to the the Upper 5% of the Class of 1996 went to Laura Batt, Stephanie Chen, Bryan Dayton, Alexander Eliashevsky, Thomas

Mathematics Adam Megacz

Physical Education Wesley Crampton

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Foreign Language students honored French I: Martin Machnica, Monique Poslinski, Sumera Vazirali.

French I Accelerated: high honors - Nenad Djordjevic, Adam Haney, Carolyn Manrose, Matthew Palys, Nicolette Stach, Alexandra Uzemack.

French II: Cynthia Golec, Kristine Lindhom, Trista Raczyla, Bartosz Wilk.

French II Accelerated: Angelica Brozyna, Siobhan Dolan, Emily Mannakee; high honors - Ashley Abraham, Cynthia Barounis, Amy Byrge, Mary Hoekstra, Corinne Kabat, Jeffery Lazzaro, Roxana Lulusa, Bradley Metzinger, Brian Price, Maria Sabljic, Mary Sosniak.

French III: Erica Bailey, Katherine Rybak.

French III Accelerated: high honors - Nikola Colic, Sushila Dalai, Danuta Dzierzanowska, Paul Fredericksen, Eric Geroulis, Jeffery Leist, Elisa Park, Tom Repetto.

French FVAccelerated: Elizabeth James, Ursula Wojciechowski; high honors - Kristin Durianski, Maria Giakoumis, Vickie Kalamaras, Ken Lai, Magdalena Sadowicz, Annika Uzemack, Anne Wysoglad.

French V: Audrey Rogus, Christine Schweizer.

French V Accelerated: high honors - Marie Boiling, Lisa Klueppel, Cyrus Wilson.

German I: Sarah Sutter.

German I Accelerated: high honors - Shannon Berles, Carlos Comptis, Krista Diestel, Amul Ganger, Jermifer Husar, Anna Kulik, Andrea Lifton, Agnieszka Malicka, Barbara

Rodecki, Amy Thomas, Karin Vonesh, Erika Walter.

German II: Sandra Brown.

German II Accelerated: Karoline Salvador; high honors - Heather Dolan, Robert Gliwa, Gregory Hawran, Carl Hughes, Catherine Owsiany, Anna Szybowski.

German III Accelerated: high honors - Alicia Dicks.

German TV; Matthew Wangrow.

German V: Jennifer Schrock.

German VAccelerated: Christina Dorow.

Italian I: Lindsay Beyer, Bret Olson.

Italian I Accelerated: high honors - Robert Bello, Lisa Calenda, Kristin Durianski, Anne Hildebrandt, Elizabeth James, Maureen Jamieson, Michael Kline, Lisa Klueppel, Julie Lucchesi, Katherine Marcucci, Maria Morbelli, Elizabeth Rossi, AdeUna Sessa.

Italian II: Mary Battista, Kristen Hannon, Kimberly Schwartz.

Italian II Accelerated: high honors - Monica Caporale, Anthony Cinquini, Michelle Fontana, Christine Raddi.

Italian III Accelerated: high honors - Cristina Calenda, Nickolas Kacprowski, Jamie Martello, Michael Senese.

Italian IVAccelerated: high honors - Stephanie Chen, Jennifer Fontana, Joseph Kazmierski, Jenna Milazzo, Claire Pawlowski, Laura Poskozim, Mark Tallungan, Kathryn Vojack.

Spanish I: Susan Abraham, Christina Ananewycz, Mary Meghan

Anderson, Eva Braun, Michael Chor, Elizabeth Cardenes, Wesley Davis, Eliza Duncan, Amy Goodwin, Kathryn Klobutcher, Emily Knoblauch, Christopher Marshall, Bexy Mathew, Michelle Menotti, Mary Nuzzo, Kevin Rice, Amanda Schrock, Lindsay Utz, Holly Warchol, Colin Yarck, Andrew Ziegenhom.

Spanish I Accelerated: Asheley Kiefer; high honors - Michael Ansenberger, Timothy Barounis, Brooke Fillippo, Michelle Foy, Natale Fuller, Janusz Kopycinski, Zennis Lee, Anna Mieszaniec, Maureen Mulvihill, Martha Motala, Jane Optic, Rebecca Rangel, Erika Schraw, Daniel Schwartz, Joseph Slezak, Emily Smythe, Nicholas Suizzo, April Valle, Andrea Vigna, Jordan Wipf, Ursula Wojciechowski.

Spanish II: Katherine Aulisio, Nora Bielat, Nicole Bolton, Shelly Caito, Anne Edison-Swift, Michael Frett, Daniel Guercio, Serena Hohmann, Jonathon Hultgren, Anita Jurczykowski, Laurie Kondziolka, John Kopec, Kirsten Krone, Mary Ladra, Tara Larsen, Natalie Levendowski, Timothy Magnuson, Katie Morgan, Daniel Reidy, Meghan Sarran, Michael Seelig, Susan Skaczylo, Derek Smith, Sherrylou Vergara, Allison Wagoner, Anne Wlezien.

Spanish II Accelerated: John Bang, Vanessa Ramos; high honors Robert CoUura, Dyan Dalesandro, Jonathan Dudlak, Bridget Garcia, Elizabeth Gibbons, Jennifer Jemc, Annette Kaczmarek, Vishal Kamani, Annamaria Kotis, Anna Ma Rous,

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Brian Pick, Panagiota Rapatas, B bara Rodecki, Rebecca Stein, Amanda Thomas, Ines Tiu, Johanna Zumer.

Spanish III: Todd Andreoni, John Armour, Elizabeth Baldi, Paul Bujak, Marco Capasso, Cory Chiovari, Kevin Conroy, Laura Cummings, Alyson D'Souza, Devin Dawravoo, Suzana Denovich, Meghan Erwin, Maureen Gunning, Jeffrey Hejza, Katarina Ilic, Angela Janik, Ali Khan, Thomas Kobus, Kirsten Larsen, Jennifer Levar, Michael Lupo, Patricia McVey, Joanna Mueller, Scott O'Donnell, Michael O'Malley, John O'Neil, Gino Ori, Renee Schaul, William Stanke, Edward Stoltz, Alexia Tsilipetros, Michael Wilkening.

Spanish III Accelerated: Matthew Wanat; high honors - Diana Kostolansky, Lawrence Logsdon, Monica McQueen, Marc Olzeski, David Popeil, Melissa Poulos, Anne Rose, Smiljana Pavichevich, Rachel Stein, Sarah Tamowski, Jeffrey Vaca, Karin Vonesh, Kara Wipf, Spanish IV: April Aronson, An' nette Wyszkowski.

Spanish IVAccelerated: Matthew Magnuson; high honors - Christina Atanowsky, Laura Beckerdite, Demetria Demakis, Olivia Forys, Georgia Giannakopoulos, Kelly Irwin, Mark Iwaszko, Heather Kura, Michael Mueller, Jennifer Pietrzykowski, Elizabeth Rossi, Tracy Stanke wicz.

Spanish VAP: high honors - Jeni Aris, Laura Batt, Kate Rowland.

Outstanding art achievements recognized Art teachers recently announced the recipients of Art Awards. These students are: Lee Adlaf, Roland Aguila, Christina Anderson, Kathleen Anderson, Mary Megan Anderson, Kelly Anichini,Tiffany Apolinski, Colleen Barker, Cynthia Barounis, Lindsay Beyer, Alexandra Bialecki, Jessican Boudos, Kathleen Boychuck, Nicole Bratt, Ian Broeker.

Joseph CaccavelUa, Lauren Casccio, Meredith Cella, Dominic Cimilluca, Jim Cokinos, Erin Corbett, Jeremy Coseo, Wesley Davis, Renee Detloff,

Erica Dietz, Kristen Dodt, Heather Dolan, Danuta Dzierzanowski, William Edison, Danielle Figueroa, Michael Frett, Michelle Fontana, Christopher Gach, Melissa Gelsomino, Gena Gruss, Maureen Gunning Meghann Hilty, Sharon Huelva, Todd Hyde, Loretta Imburgia, Michael Jakubow, Brian Johnson, Kathleen Johnson, Michael Kemerer, Brian Kennedy, Asheley Kiefer.

Kirsten Killean, Ahla Knapick, Jacqueline Korus, Katherine Korytkowski, Heidi Krug, Ken Kubik, Wendy Kuntz, Christopher La Pelusa, Phillip

Lambert, Kirsten Larson, Stephanie Lazovick, Andrew Lee, Melanie Lewandowski, KeOy Lynch, Lauren Maloney, Mary Manning, Megan Manning, Katherine Marcucci, Jessica Marquez, Anna Marszalek, Sara Martin, Britt McClelland, David McDowell, Kerry McGuire, Sheila McGuire, Monica McQueen, Kathleen Meehan, Drew Moffat, Carmen Monaco, Maria Morbelli, Martha Motala, Sandy Mulligan, Sheila Musurlian, Denise Mytko, Daniel Neradt, Junko Ohata, Rachel Ohman, Ann Oravec, Jessica Palicki, Derek

Pasieka, Rick Pfister, Jennifer Pietrzykowski, Samuel Porras, Ahson Poulos, Danielle Puckett, Vanessa Ramos, Rachel Reid, Katherine Ristau, Magdalena Sadowicz, Lena Sankhavanija, Martin Sara, Tobey Schmidt, Amanda Schrock, Kimberly Schwartz, David Siegel, Jillian Sigalos, Rebecca Slugocki, Ethan Smith, Young Song, Agatha Stanczak, Allison Stanhope, Cra^ Stankiewicz, Michael Stanton, Ur^ sula Szczelina Katherine Thompson, Ines Tiu, (A rt A wards continued on page 5)

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Social Science Awards announced World Cultures: Susan Abraham, Christina Ananewycz, Ayn Balija, Mike Chor, Keith Culbertson, Derek Cwik, Brian Dema, Ralph Di Silvestro, Owen Edgar, Ciara Forrest, Colleen Foy, Amul Ganger, Adam Haney, Patrick Hauser, John Jacobs, Anna Kurtz, Ho-Chen Liu, Drew Moffat, Andrew Mueller, Shannon O'Connor, Daniel Payne, Monique Poslinski, Andrea Roth, Brendan Smaha. Rodney Santiago, Nicole Schrecke, Penny Tsilipetros, April Valle, Renee Vassilos, Apasara Warapanyaseni, Jordan Wipf.

World Cultures Accelerated: Christina Anderson, Michael Ansenberger, John Bang, Lindsay Beyer, Sterling Chung, Jeff Cox, Katherine Dwyer, Kyle Gann, Amy Goodwin, Jonathan Hilyard, Serena Hohmann, Jennifer Husar, Michael Kline, Scot Kronenfeld, Simon Krzyzanowski, Jeffery Lazzaro, Zennis Lee, Bradley Metzinger, John Moran, Maureen Mulvihill, Bret Olson, Elizabeth Raap, Daniel Schwartz, Monalee Shah, Jared Skiba, Emily Smythe, Allison Wagoner, Jacek Wypych; high honors - Anne Edison-Swift, Brooke Fillippo, Natale Fuller, Carl Hughes, Jennifer Husar, Patrick Maigler, Anna Mieszaniec, Brian Pick, Brian Price, Michael Sebastian, Joseph Slezak, Rebecca Stein.

History of the Western World: Roland Aguila, Adam Cherlin, Daniel Cheong, Robert CoUura, Carlos Comptis, Meghan Corkill, Gregory Cukier, Josh D'Auria, Christina Demeo, Bridget Garcia, Katerina Harrison, Theresa House, Adam Knight, Laurie Kondziolka, Kirsten Larson, Nien-Tsai Liu, Janet Lucchesi, Brigid Matchen, Kevin Murray, Sheila Musurlian, Michael O'Malley, Derek Pasieka, Jo Anna Potakis, Mary Sosniak, Zoran Stanoev, Adam Stec, Ines Tiu, Robert Waggoner.

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celerated: John Fahrenbach, Michelle Foy, Jeffrey Hejza, John Kopec, Theodore Kostiuk. Michael Kozma, Anna Nawara, Elisa Park, Daniel Smith, Magdalena Szymczak; high honors - Tiffany Apolinski, Erica Bailey, Lynn Bielski, Michelle Destefano, Justin Eraci, Mary Friesl, Joshua Klaczek, Matthew Makula, Elizabeth Mocarski, Daniel Pellegrini, Demetrios Sarantopoulos.

AP European History: Timothy Barounis, Monica Caporale, Ahson Milnamow, Barbara Rodecki, Graham Schniidt, Andrew Trenkle, Alison Upton, Nicholas Vassilos, Karin Vonesh, Matthew Wanat; high honors - Robert Bello, Sushila Dalai, Paul Frederiksen, Elizabeth Gibbons, Vishal Kamani, David Popiel, Melissa Poulos, Stephanie Rieder, David Wilson.

United States History: Sandra Anselmini, Gregory Cegielski, IzabellaCegielski, Kevin Conroy, Laura Cummings, Suzana Denovich, Julie Folz, Joanna Frigo, Brad Galvin, Tami Gudukis, Kathryn-Jo Herzog, Jaclyn Jacobsen, Danielle Kain, Mehssa Kipta, Annamaria Kotis, Michael KruU, Aima Kulik, Jeimifer Levar, Eric Lifton, Michael Linzer, Marc Menet, Julie Patras, Brenda Peters, Cheryl Schaul, Jeannette Stanke, Lisa von Wahlde.

United States History AP and Accelerated: Brian Albin, Todd Andreoni, Sean Andrews, Christina Atanowsky, Kate Bacon, Laura Beckerdite, Shannandoa Berles, Cristina Calenda, Cory Chiovari, Todd Clemens, Elise Dent, Michelle Dulski, Kristin Durianski, Danuta Dzierzanowska, Matthew Farrell, Maria Ferschl, Anne Fink, Olivia Forys, April Gann, Nikolaos Georgiopoulos, Matthew Glavin, George Hartman, Thomas Janas, Angela Janik, Nickolas Kacprowski, Robyn Kocher, Katherine Korytkowski, Diana Kostolanski, Matthew Kur-

insky, Mathew Lake, Lawrence Logsdon, Janet Lucchesi, Roxana Lulusa, Patrick Maigler, Agnieszka Malicka, Anna Marszalek, Natalie Mazzuca, Lauren Mitchell, Kelly Newton, Danielle Nieciag, Kathleen O'Keefe, George Pappas, Maya Parekh, Mila Petkovic, Michael Pontarelli, Christine Poulos, Elizabeth Rossi, Julie Sapp, Laura Schomack, Amy Sherman, Jillian Sigalos, Timothy Strauts, Michael Talaga, Sarah Tamowski, Rose Walczak, Carolyn Weritz, Michael WiUcening; high honors - Michael De Lance, Jennifer Jemc, Melanie Manrose, Frank Merle, Michael Mueller, Thomas Repetto, Rachel Stein, Anna Szybowski, Anne Wysoglad, Johanna Zumer.

Government: Ruel Adaya, Paul Bailey, Karin Beaumont, Michael Behles, Bradley Bergstrom, Theresa Brown, Timothy Clark, Ashley Collins, Jamaica Duncan, Martin Fallon, Peter Goss, Stacy Griner, Regina Grummon, Gena Gruss, Donna Jackson, Matthew Knight, Sarah Kopke, Alyssa Kulak, Lisa LaCerra, Matthew Magnuson, Brendan Maguire, John O'Neil, Jennifer Pietrzykowski, Peter Pintz, Daniel Quinlan, Jennifer Rodino, Audrey Rogus, James Rose, Anthony Saracco, Anna Stec, Becky Taylor, Andrea Weihs, Alexander Whamond.

Government/Democracy Accelerated: Marie BoUing, Demetria Demakis, Matthew Eatherton, Kelly Erwin, Nicholas Haralampopoulos, Kirsten Killean, Andrea Kulas, Megan Manning, Smiljana Pavichevich, Sara Payne, Michael Semel, Meredith Swanson, Amy Totsch, Kathryn Vojack, Stephen Westman: high honors - Anne Hildebrandt, Mary Loise, Frances Motiwalla, Rebecca Ryan, Susan Reynolds, Anne Timmer, Amy Trebotich.

AP Government: Jeni Aris. Paul Berko, Matthew Braun, Stephanie

Chen, Wesley Crampton, Sarah Crawford, David Darhng, Vic DeMartino, BiU Doukas, Lil" Jonny Dudlak, Margaret Hadam, Jessica Jakubanis, Hellin Jang, Chris Kiepura, Lisa Klueppel, Denise Knipp, Bridget Kufner, Heather Kura, Min-Ken Lai, Lisa Lutzer, Beth McCabe, Adam Megacz, Antoine Mickiewicz, Timmy Paschke, Joseph Pindelski, Gregory Reuhs, Kate Rowland, Chris Ryan, Magdalena Sadowicz, Brian Shields, Laurie Strotman, Tom Tsilipetros, Joene Van Craenenbroeck, Walter Walczak, Kara Wipf, Brian Wolfe; high honors - Laura Batt, Thomas Carroll, Bryan Dayton, Thomas Falk, Graham Fisher, Lucas Fuksa, Mark Iwaszko, Claire Pawlowski, Tracy Stankiewicz, Erica Vassilos, Cyrus Wilson.

Anthropology: Olivia Forys, Kenneth Schubert.

Current Affairs: Adam Cartwright, Nagi Elhadary, Scott Fabsits, Maureen Haas, Melanie Lewandowski, Matthew Mareci, Gina Rubeo.

Economics: Eric Aguila, Michelle Capasso, Meredith Elsesser, Matthew Hermes, Kirsten Killean, Christina Makas, Margaret Maloney, Maya Parekh, Jennifer Pietrzykowski, Alexandra Pleshkewych, Panteli Poulikakos, Jeimifer Schrock, Erin Sloan, Mark Tallungan.

Law in American Society: Christina Aulisio, Ashley Collins, Victor DeMartino, Brian Hutchinson, Emily Larson, Tim Monroe, Christine Nuzzo, John O'Neil, Erin Roche, James Rose, Audrey Rogus, Joanna Sadowska, Jennifer Schrock, Erin Sloan, Heidi Thome, Janine Tomko, Ryan Tyrell.

Modem History: Kristin Barnette, Theresa Brown, Alyssa Kulak, Sheila McGuire, Anthony Sarecco.

Sociology: Michael Behles, Britt McClelland.

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Michael Tomassi, Janine Tomko, Lindsay Utz, Robert Weitzner, Brian Wells, Jennifer Wiszowaty, Martin Wojewoda, Peter Wojtowicz.

National Scholastiv ArtCompetiton Silver Key Winner, Megan Manning.

Regional Scholastic Art Competition Gold Key Wiimers, Jessica Boudos, Ian Broeker, James Cokinos, Gena Gruss, Megan Manning.

Sandra Mulligan.

Silver Key Winners, Kelly Anichini, Jackie Korus, Tobey Schmidt

Certificates of .Merit. Mary Megan Anderson, Nicole Bratt, Danusia Dzierzanowska, Heather Dolan, Todd Hyde, Michiel Jakubow, Kirsten Killean, Wendy Kuntz, Sheila McGuire, Megan Man-

ning, Sara Martin, Drew Moffat.

Maria Morbelli, Rachael Ohman, Rick Pfister, Jennifer Pietrzkowski, Kate Ristau, Tobey Schmidt, Jillian Sigalos, Ethan Smith, Rebecca Slugocki. Robert Witzner.

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Marge, I caught me a big one!"

byAliSchultz The other day the song "These Are Days" came on the radio, and with a nostalgic tear in my eye, I thought how totally cheesy it would be to start this thing with a reference to that song. So I'm not going to.

Ah, college. A place where one can walk freely down the halls without being accosted by the para pros (especially this year-and you can tell they're excited when they realize you're a senior and they say into the walkietalkie, "Marge, I caught me a big one!"), leave for a date without your father making oh-socasual comments about going to polish his (loaded) gun collection, or get a "C" in a class without receiving a long-winded lecture about RUINING your GPA and not getting into a good COLLEGE and being a FAILURE and living in a CARDBOARD BOX on the South Side of CHICAGO. In college, you're strictly ruining your life, not your GPA. I still remember the first day of high school. I still remember the tacl^ shorts I wore. (Don't worry, I gave them away last

year.) I still remember that junior high frame of mind I came to high school with: Does my hair look okay? Do I have food stuck in my teeth? Is that why they're all looking at me?

But soon all this passed, once I realized they were just looking at my shorts. (I'm serious.

You think I'm kidding? The Salvation Army brought them back, okay?) And most other people get over this silly, self-conscious image, too. Of course, there are a few who don't, but to them I say, "ha! You are going to lead a shallow, unfulfilling life."

My expectations have changed, though, from that long ago day. Mr. Kerr was wrong: four years later, people are still like using the like word like "like" like at every like possible opportunity like. Laura Batt has still not grown to her desired height of iri2". I still have never discovered the reason that some teachers, with three weeks left in the school year, assume students are in ecstasy over three hours worth of homework every night. But these are my only disappointments. High school has actually given me a lot of good

things too, although my cynical tongue is off crying in a comer because I broke down and wrote that. And somewhere along the way I figured out that you leam more about life chatting between sets at swim practice than you do in History of the Westem World Accelerated (although I have to admit that Mr. Nelson leap-frogging over the slide projector cord every ten seconds was pretty dam funny.)

And hey, guys, even though we are graduating pretty soon, we'll always have the memories. Who could forget the state final football game, and the fat guy behind us yelling, "Let's get fired up!" in our ears at carefully timed intervals of three seconds? Or aU the pop we bought during half time at basketball games instead of watching the male population of Maine South gag on the Hawkettes? Or...never mind. I've said enough. But to the underclassmen, (and I hate to do this, but...) these are the days to remember. Don't forget it. And to my fellow seniors, I wish you all good luck. It's been fun.

Mr. Wallace, care for a game of Calvinball?

by Paul Berko A great dwarf once said "movement creates opportunity, statues look nice." Usually when this great dwarf speaks he receives blank stares, or else people laugh and shake their heads. But for once the dwarf speaks the truth. All too often as I moved through the learned halls of Maine South over the past four years I have had the opportunity to hear whining. Most of the time the whining is directed towards the deans and the para pros.

I too used to whine about their rules,but at some point I realized there was no point. It's a lot like a referee at an athletic event; there are mles, these people enforce them; they are in charge. Any argumentsfromyou, and you get a yellow card. If that doesn't teach you a lesson, you are sent off for dissent by word or action of "ungentlemanly conduct."

I have learned from these "referees in the hallways" some very valuable lessons. Their lessons have helped me develop my philosophy on life. You may ask, "How could Mr. Wallace help you develop a philosophy on life?" Easy, life is a war game. War games are

fun. War is not, but war games are. We are all minions of a supreme system of control. As hard as we may try to be, as much as some of us believe we are non-conformist it simply is not trae. We all believe in the system. You cannot escape. The Freemen thought they could escape. The system told them no. Ted Kaczynski though he could escape. The system told him no. There is no out. The rules are established. However the rules are very elastic, like in Calvin ball. It all depends on how you look at it Your game plan so to speak. The trick is do whatever your bosses tell you and have as much fun doing it as you can. For ejemplo, this is how I see it; Mr. Wallace keeps us in line for the teachers thus making Maine South more of an academic atmosphere. The point of school is to leam. Leaming is fun. Grades are not, but they are part of the system. The trick is to leam and get good grades. Good grades are the movement which create the oppurtunity to leam more.

Some of you are probably saying right now, "Do I have to leam in school?" No, you don't. However, school will provide you with many of the tools you will need to leam in the

future. Knowledge builds on knowledge. If I would decide to drop out of college, after my parents disown me, I would continue leaming. That is because I have gained enough knowledge in school to allow me to look at situations in life and soak up whatever information 1 need. The reason to go to school is to pick up information on a variety of subjects from people who have a vast amount of knowledge in each of them, so that you will become well-rounded.

The ultimate goal in life is to have fun.

Name me one "Renaissance Man" (man=manifestationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;no gender bias intended) who didn't have a truckload of fun.

So the next time you feel like whining, stop and think about how you can make the situation more enjoyable. The school administration does not purposely make mles to squeeze the fun out of school. They are trying to make well-rounded students by learning to play within their system. You can unconciously become well-roundedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;if you approach the game of life with a strategy that^ keeps you moving.

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Fasten your seatbelts

by Laura Batt When we seniors receive our diplomas, the school's safety brakes will disappear and we will be left to direct our life-cars largely by ourselves.

Maine South is going to award each of us a chance to prove to ourselves and others that we can and should be trusted drivers. It will be up to us to decide by which rules we wish to live. But while officers will no longer punish us for such offenses as arriving at class late, we might decide that coming to class on time is important Or we might not, instead sleeping in a few times a week. Either way, life after high school puts the steering wheel in our hands.

Some time after we step down from the stage on June 2, each of us will hold a piece of paper autographed by Dr. Cachur attesting that we have indeed graduated. It will be the most important document to ever enter our lives.

Well, okay, it will be just a piece of paper.

But a diploma does represent the culmination of 72 years of school, and that is a big deal.

For four of those years, we have been living high school. Even now, everything is to remember. The yellow and orange lockers in the hallways, the people next to us in government class, Mrs. Dick at her third period post, and the cheese pizza in the lunch line are but a few of the constants that remind us every day that we are (still) students at Maine South.

But soon we will no longer have all of that to remember. As sixth grade has been "way back then" for years, twelfth grade will begin to fade as well.

Yearbooks, Varsity letters, sophomore year journals, and Homecoming photographs are some of the few solid memories that wiU endure. Maine South has also inspired a cabbage patch of mental memories which will hopefully also endure.

While finishing high school and receiving a diploma is a big deal now, there will be many bigger deals in the future. So we will also cherish what is to come. Perhaps college yearbooks or job manuals will sit next to this Senior Issue on our bookshelves. Later, 1001 Baby Names or A Bachelor's Complete Guide to Las Vegas might follow.

Yet whatever we accomplish after we .graduate, we will always have high school 'memories. So enjoy the ride a little longer, because although the memories will never disappear, they will never be stronger than they are right now.

A clear view of our origins and destinations

by Cyrus Wilson I'm at a summit; from where I stand, I can see what's behind me and what's ahead. At least that's what people say about the end of one's senior year. I, however, have always been somewhat of a cynic. If I am indeed at a summit, I can use this opportunity to analyze the past and the future.

I remember my cynical reactions to all the advice 1 received freshman year. The faculty members said that these would be the best four years of my life-so far. 1 decided that I'd wait and see. They recommended that I "get involved." My response to that was, "Duh!" They warned that anyone who gives away Beatles records was contemplating suicide. I seriously doubted that.

But looking back at these past four years, it seems that what people have been saying has been true-all except for the Beatles records.

Although I have often complained about certain aspects of Maine South, overall my experience has been one that has contributed to my life and will continue to have a positive impact in my future.

These have been the best four years of my life so far, in part because of the opportunities to "get involved." Maine South's sports and extracurricular activities offer something for everyone, and commitment is usually more important than expertise. For example, I

joined the speech team with rather little experience. But after three years of hard work, 1 have emerged with a new ability: public speaking.

In addition, many varied and interesting classes exist, taught by very talented teachers.

Unfortunately, schedules do not always allow as much academic involvement.

The people that have made the most of all the opportunities to get involved at Maine South are labeled by colleges as "well rounded-individuals." 1 call them people who have had the best four years of Uieir life so far.

They not only have broadened their horizons, established many strong, lasting, social relationships, and explored various areas for future careers, but also have learned how to do make the most of opportunities. These have only been the best four years so far; at Maine South we have learned how to get involved, and we will continue to do so in the future.

Commencement means beginning, and that is exactiy what this is. From my summit, I can see that the future holds much for us, and that we wiU be able to make the most of it, thanks to Maine South. Although I may have been cynical at first, I see now that these have been my best four years so far, and that Maine South's advice and opportunities have made a longlasting contribution to my life and many others' lives.

Keep the cheese to yourself

by Zhaleh Naghibzadeh As I sit here and stare at the blank computer screen, I wonder, "What has been so great about my four years at Maine South? What can I say?" 1 was thinking about writing one of those commentaries that is overflowing with cheese about how great all my friendships are and how I'll never forget my memories at Maine South.

But, I decided not to do that because I would be lying. I'm not saying that I don't have important friendships and that I'll forget my memories, but I haven't even hved half of my life. I don't know what will happen to me after I get my diploma. Everyone is really hung up on this graduation thing, and I haven' t quite figured it out yet. Maybe it's because in a couple days we will never see over half of our classmates ever again.

But I'll still see my friends; I'm not leaving

them behind. I'm going to leave behind the people I never knew, and the teachers I never had. I don' t knowallofthe427 seniors that are supposed to be graduating; no one does. Just think; if you go to college, you may be graduating with 10,000 people you don't know.

So don't get scared about leaving Maine South; it is but a minor accomplishment in your life. If you're all teary-eyed at this little ceremony, you really need to think hard about what high school has given you. Freshman P.E., cockroaches, people that make fun of youâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I'm not going to cry over leaving those things behind.

Think about the freedom of college, the joy of leaving your parents' house. No, my friends, Maine South was not your home; it was your school. It will forget about you when the next batch of freshmen will head through its doors next August.

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The last word, or, my final thingy of it. If you didn't put a lot in, you didn't get a lot out. Now don' t tell me that this cliche was hypocritical, because I was speaking from experience. I did almost nothing my freshman year, and very little sophomore, and I was not getting anything. I was just going through the motions. The last two years, I have done a considerable amount more, and I have been happier. I haven't gotten a lot out of my classes, because in most I didn't try. Those I did, I got a lot out of. Think about it The same is probably true for you.

One more thing: the administration. Here, I am about to reveal a well-kept secret about it.

(Cringe) It is very good. Yes! I'm being serious! How do you think we remain one of the top schools in the state. We have a strong administration. Doc Cachur knows what he is doing. Many people complain that the gang rules are too strict, when we don't have a gang problem. Well, geez. Your logic is reversed.

We don't have a gang problem because we have strict rules. Don't you think Maine East would have loved to have implemented those rules ten years ago? Maybe then they wouldn't have a problem, and their football team might amass more that two wins a decade. Doc knows what he is doing, and he rules

over his empire like a brilliant but hidden authoritarian, waving his magic scepter wherever he sees a problem.

I'm done with Maine South. I have a little advice about the world. Get involved in the American system, and don't let the system destroy you. I know F ve said this before but it needs to be said. And don't worry, this is not a contradiction. Getting involved in the system does not mean becoming a drone. It means voting and working within the system to change it. Bringing it down completly is nearly impossible, and it could kill you. But if you work in America and campaign or fight or just vote you can do incredible things for what you believe in.

Most importantly, don't get trapped in a cycle of being controlled. At Maine South, as good as it is, we are taught to be controlled.

Not brain washed, and it really isn't bad, but the seeds are forming. We have to give immediate respect to teachers, even before they earn it, and we learn that anyone older is better. This is true sometimes, but don't always believe it. We need some control, but don't get too content with it. In Russia, they are close to electing a Communist leader. Thei Russians have totalitarianism in their blood," and they can't get used to freedom. That is not probable here, but it is not impossible. And once you rule out the impossible, anything can happen. So be careful, and keep your mind intact.

Okay. I've said all I can. Now I can get mushy.

I've really liked Maine South. I made government book to that kid you have known some great friends, and I became myself. I Dear Seniors, since junior high, and you sat next to in don't like all of you, but I'm going to miss English last year, and you thought was a really As you know, the Maine South class of nice person but have never really talked to? I you. Now get out of here before I cry.

1996 has had its problems. We couldn't win a hope so. That is what being a senior is all Spirit Contest if our lives depended on it, and about getting along as a class. Even though we have had the most dropouts since fresh- the jocks don' t party with the nerd herd on the man year than any other class in the history of weekends, we can all play ultimate frisbee i the school. Many of us have been affected in together in P.E. without worrrying about what ! 1. applesauce 14. neophyte someway by drugs, alcohol and pregnancy. If people will think of us.

2. blasphemy 15. ooze you are reading thisrightnow, I congramlate Even though we have grown up and started 16. panties you;not only are you literate, you are a survi- to like each other as people, it may be justabit 3. clitoris 4. diptheria 17. quip vor. too late. High school is over, and you may 18. rhubarb Although I could find hundreds of topics to never see these people again. But think of it ; 5. euphemism 19. snorkel I gripe about, I want to leave you with a positive this way: if you run into the kid you lent your i 6. filibustered 7. golgi apparatus 20. tryst I message. Our class is not, in fact, full of stuck- government book to at the Jewel next year 8. hiss 21. ubiquitous iup phonies. If you bothered to look hard during Christmas break, you can say "Hey, ; enough, you have probably made a lot of how's it goin'?" and wish each other a Merry ' 9. intimations 22. vernacular friends that you never thought you would talk Christmas.

10. jubilee 23. wraith to. Every one of us has changed since fresh11. kink 24. xenophobia Have a great life guys. I'm glad I got to man year, and it seems that these changes are know you before it was too late.

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by Brian O'Neill All right. There is a lot to say, and not a lot of time to say it I'll get mushy a little bit later.

But first, some cold, hard facts. I'll start with a little review of Maine South.

This is, was, and in the foreseeable futurewill be, a great school. We have some great educators, (and some not so great ones and that. But I'm not going to get into that now...

Graduation is a happy time, a time of passing and a time to forget the wrong that has been inflicted upon you the last four years.

Whoops! I'm getting preachy and sentimental too close to the beginning of this article.

Sorry.) and some great facilities. When I say great facilities, I am of course not talking about the library. It looks nice, and is very modem, but there is one critical thing missing, something that you usually expect to find in a library. I am referring, of course, to books.

This library is almost completly devoid of books. Really, check it out. If you want a book that isn't for a class just try to find it in the library. Chances are it is not there. But besides that, we have some superb amenities; the computer and broadcasting and science facilities are top notch. We have been lucky.

This high school has been what you made

A letter to the class of 1996

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Unsung heroes of J.R. Rose J.R. has b>een extremely active in Maine South' s drama department since hisfireshmanyear.

He has acted and performed in more than a dozen plays and musicals and several V-Show performances. He has also been involved in choir and vocal jazz. He is currently the treasurer of the Thespian Society and a member of the board for Tri-M music honors. J.R. is also an editor and judge for Maine South's creative magazine, Equinox.

Outside of school, J.R. works two jobs in addition to his involvement with conmiunity theater. He performed in the Des Plaines Theater Guild's productions of Fiddler on the Roof and Man of La Mancha. In July he can also be seen in Theater 219's production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. After graduation J.R. plans to attend either Illinois State University or the University of Iowa to double-major in English education and musical theater.

J.R. has certainly left Maine South with a remarkable record of performances in theater and literature: for these tasks he deserves the recognition of his peers.

Matt Magnuson Matt has distinguished himself from his peers every year he has attended Maine South. He has participated in many different sports while at high school. His freshman year he played soccer. This past year he was on the Varsity golf team. Over all four years Matt has been a member of the tennis team. He has been awarded as a Scholar Athlete and has consistently been involved with intramurals.

However, Matt has truly earned worthy commendation in his academic achievements. He has been a competitor on the Scholastic Bowl team for the last three years. He has repeatedly been awarded honors such as Student of the Month, Science Student of the Year, Language Awards, National Honor Society, and Mu Alpha Theta. Matt has also been a member of the Spanish Club and Brotherhood Society. He will be attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the fall.

Matt's intense involvement in activities and numerous academic awards have given him a distinction among his peers.

Dustin Puckett Dustin is one of Maine South's most dedicated athletes and students overhis past four years.

Through his junior year, he was on the wresthng team. He has participated in cross country, swimming, and track and field on the Varsity levels. He is also a swim timer and a track timer.

Dustin is recognized as a Scholar Athlete and an Iron Hawk.

In addition to athletics, Dustin is also a member of the award-winning Science Olympiad team and also partakes in Mathletes. He has been a senior gym leader this past year. In the area of honors, Dustin has won an Applied Technology Award and was on the victorious Rube Goldberg device team. As for being recognized by students, one may remember Dustin's spirited flag-waving throughout this past football season.

Dustin will attend Carnegie-Mellon University in Pennsylvania in the fall. His outstanding acheivements in academics and athletics show he is deserving of recognition.

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the class of 1996 Amy Totsch Amy has been a member of both the tennis and soccer teams at Maine South. She currently plays on the Varsity soccer team. She has participated in both class council and has been a student council representative. She is a member of the National Honor Society and has been an active participant in the Maine South Concert Band.

Amy is considered to be deserving of recognition by numerous faculty members. As for her future plans after high school, she wishes to major in engineering at either Northwestern, Marquette, or the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Even though Amy has not been widely recognized for her numerous activities, she deserves to be acknowledged for her constant dedication and accompUshments in athletics, academics, and performing arts.

Suzanne Optie Suzanne has set herself apart from other students with her overwhelming amount of participation in Maine South's extracurricular clubs and activities. She has helped her peers overcome any distress through such clubs as Student to Student, Peers Reaching Out, Snowball, and Students Against Drunk Driving. She has also been of assistance to the faculty of Maine South by being a Health Office helper, and a Career Resource Center helper.

Suzanne has also consistendy been involved with the Spanish Club, Horseback Riding Club, and intramurals including bowling and badminton, as well as being an Equinox judge and Eyrie section editor. She has also demonstrated leadership as the Child Care Occupations President and Health UnUmited Secretary.

Suzanne has also been a Girl Scout and awarded the Cook County Sheriff Award for volunteer service. She will be attending North Park College in Chicago next fall to study elementary education.

Her contributions to her school and community deserve everyone's acknowledgement.

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If she's not helping out at Mary, Seat of Wisdom parish or South Park Church, Joene is here at school, participating in activities all over the place.

This year, after three years of meritorious service to Pep Council, including being vice president her junior year, Joene is now acting as President. She is often found behind the scenes in the theater, as a stage crew member, assistant stage manager, and stage manager of various shows. Joene has volunteered as an audio-visual aide at school all four years.

In addition to her church-related activities and extracurriculars, Joene is also a scholar. She is an Illinois State Scholar, on the High Honor Roll, and in National Honor Society, not to mention being a foreign language and social science honoree and a frequent student of the month. Joene plans to attend the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in the fall to pursue a health-related career.

Joene's admirable and abundant talents and extracurricular involvement prove her worthy of recognition.

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South bids farewell to retiring teachers Southwards would like to recognize and commend those faculty members who, after yeras of service to Maine South, are retiring at the end of this school year.

Ms.Mercilyn Ashbrook teacher aide

by Sushila Dalai Ms. Mercilyn Ashbrook will retire this year, after one year of being a teacher's aide at Maine South and seven years of working at Maine East.

Ashbrook's job here at Maine South has included helping students in Mr. Castronova's special education class and helping Mr. Castronova grade papers.

The many personalities and interesting people that she has encountered here is what Ms. Ashbrook has most enjoyed. Each student is unique, and this is something that she will remember always.

Perhaps this interest in people is the force behind Ms. Ashbrook's plans for the future.

She would like to substitute teach here and at Maine East and is also considering volunteering at the hospital or library. She looks forward to spending time with her three children and seven grandchildren, all of whom live in the area. Ashbrooks also happily anticipates time to sleep late and travel. Hopefully, she will find happiness in her future pursuits.

Mr. John Bostic mathematics

by Karin Vonesh "I've always wanted to be a teacher," comments John Bostic, the math department's retiree.

Ever since childhood, Bostic dreamed of working with children. Hs true inspiration, however, came from two outstanding math teachers he had in high school. They also encouraged him in the field he eventually decided to teach: mathematics. This year, Bostic has taught classes including Algebra I, advanced algebra, and computer science.

Bostic has long been a part of the Maine South scenery. He has enjoyed seeing the school as well as the community grow and develop, watching new trends emerge and facing an increase in "names that are hard to announce."

His goal as a math instructor has always been "to provide students with a good math base so they can succeed at whatever they choose to do." Maine South salutes Bostic, who will miss Maine South, but knows it is time to move on.

Bostic has enjoyed the school as well as the faculty in his many years as a teacher here. He deserves much recognition for his work as a teacher.

More than words can describe Since we have spent the entire past year (and, in some cases, several past years) sharing words with you, we senior editors leave you with some final thoughts.

Brian O'Neill, commentary editor: "I'd like to say I have great memories. But you've all made me a bitter shell of myself.

Thanks a lot."

Chris Ryan, sports editor: "Sports are better than commentary! Hah!" Cyrus Wilson, editor-in-chief: "Doing the same thing over and over agian can be boring. (Poor Sisyphus!) So my advice is to always pursue several varied areas, in studies, hobbies, and careers. Have fun!"

Jon Dudlak, production editor: "'Some rise by sin; some by virtue fall."' â&#x20AC;&#x201D;William Shakespeare Kara Wipf, news editor:"Nothing is as

bad as it seems, so stop being so cynical and quit complaining. Enjoy life; it's not that bad."

Kate Rowland, features editor: "Keep perspective. Smile a lot. Say what you think but maintain common sense."

Laura Batt, editor-in-chief: "Fame is sometimes just a word that rhymes with maim, game, same, and name."

Maggie Sadowicz, art editor: "The world is like a blank canvas...it is only for one to decide the color and the medium and let the soul take over from there.""

Paul Berko, photo editor: "I'll miss Maine South and its pond. To quote Douglas Adams, 'So long, and thanks for all the fish.'"

Tobey Schmidt, photo editor: "Being a photographer is awesome. I'll miss being so involved. Thanks for all the photo opportuni ties. See ya'!"

Mrs. Rose Dick paraprofessional

by Sushila Dalai After eighteen years of being a para-professional at Maine South, Mrs. Rose Dick will retire this year.

Dick is a familiar face to many people who have walked down the hall under her supervision or were in one of her well-disciplined study halls. She also has helped in the library.

Through this time, she has enjoyed the students and personnel at Maine South. This, along with the safety and cleanliness of the building, has made Dick feel that Maine South is a very pleasant working environment. She feels that the personnel that she has had the opportunity to work with are very high quality and feels pride in the awards for excellence the school has received.

Dick looks forward to many interesting plans for her future. She is interested in researching her genealogy and will travel to Europe for this purpose. She also hopes to take some classes at the university and spend more time with her four children and nine grandchildren.

Dick is also a choral director and piano player and would like to become more involved in music. We wish good luck to her in these plans for the future.

Passing the torch '95-'96 editors

News: Natalie Mazzuca, '97 Kara Wipf,'96 Commentary: Alison Milnamow, '98 Brian O'Neill, '96 Features: Sean Andrews, '97 Kate Rowland, '96 Sports: Chris Ryan, '96 Katie Rybak,'97 Art: Maggie Sadowicz,'96 Photo: Paul Berko, '96 Tobey Schmidt, '96 EdJ tors-in-chief: Laura Batt, '96 Cyrus Wilson, '96 Production: Jon Dudlak, '96 Advisor:

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'96-'97 editors Sushila Dalai, '98 Elizabeth Gibbons'98 Margaret Byrne, '99 Alison Milnamow '9J Katie Rybak, '97 Karin Vonesh, '98 Michelle Dulski, '97 Matt Glavin, '97 Paul Roustan, '98 Kate Boychuck, '98 Sean Andrews, "97 Natalie Mazzuca, '97 Tim Barounis, '98 TRKerfh

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Send me on my way, I think

by Kara Wipf I hate beginnings. I hate them in English essays, I hate them in books and movies, and I hate them in life.

When you wake up and begin each morning, you don't know if you're going to eat Golden Grahams or Rice Krispies, unless you're some sort of control freak, and you don't know if your little brother will have used up all of your Vidal Sassoon and the hot water in the shower before it's your turn. I hate it.

Although I'm not the aforementioned cereal control freak, I hate change. So this is where my problem comes in: if I get upset about having to take a new route to school in the momingif there's adetour or alotof traffic or something, how can I handle going to a new school altogether?

I'm happy at Maine South. I love it here, and I can honestly say that I'm not absolutely ready to move on. I'm not ready to slam my orange locker shut forever and start carrying a briefcase.

Of course, I won' t lie and say that all of the finals, AP tests, sports assemblies, fights, [losses, rules, gym classes, forced mile runs.

and hall monitors have been wonderful, but the majority of the last four years have been a blast We've shared Homecomings, sports games. Girls' Choices, assemblies. Beach Parties (well, some of us), parades, won State Champs in football. Constitution Team, Hawkettes, won spirit contests (seniors do rule), and ate pineapple pizza.

From freshman orientation to this weekend's Senior Prom and graduation, we've been through it all together. And I think that that's the most important thing: every ttial we've faced, every obstacle we've overcome, and every cool thing we've shared, has all been together, as a class. Doesn' t that sense of unity make you feel good?

Well, it works for me, but I think it's pretty sad that many students don't share my enthusiasm for Maine South. Actions like not attending dances or football games, and skipping out on assemblies to go to Denny's, have really diminished the whole high school experience.

These last four years have given us a chance to work hard, study hard, and think

hard, but we' ve also had many chances to play hard (forgive my parallel structure please).

After high school, and even more so after college, we have the rest of our lives to grow up, be doctors, and drive BMW's.

So relax. You can bounce off the walls if you wish, but don't be all that ecstatic, because we're never going to truly be able to kids again. Kids have fun: adults do work.

Lots of work. And pay lots of bills. I'm not ready for bills.

For those of you who haven't taken the time to stop and smell the roses (i.e. high school), or the bathroom smoke, do me a favor and at least enjoy this weekend. Because after graduation, the next time that all 427 of us will be together is in ten years.

Just think. We're all going our very separate ways, from Colorado to Connecticut, and maybe it's time; but don't forget what we've been through.

So if you don't take my advice and think about what you've done, what you've missed and maybe what you're still going to do; at least stay happy and safe until then.

'Cause I hate endings too.

Why start with the good titles now?

by Kate Rowland Four years of English teachers have been expecting me to live an adventurous life. And recently, 1 have become proficient enough in Spanish that I have begun to do the same in that class. I am experiencing the curse of the personal narrative.

The teachers wU pose a question such as "What big challenge have you faced recently?," "Describe a time you felt truly happy," or "Tell me about a trip you took," and they expect me to respond with an account titled, "Overcoming Polio," "My Prom Night," or "A Voyage to Italy."

Unfortunately, I live a life in which I experience challenges such as writing philosophical English papers rather than overcoming polio, a life in which I feel truly happy bathing the baby rather than dancing at a hotel, a life in which trips involve going to the post office rather than touring Italy.

In spite of my lack of fascinating subject ^matter, I've managed to eke out a number of personal narratives over the years. Freshman year, I wrote what I'm sure was Mr. Kerr's one-and-only essay about walking to the post

ofice, an essay I clearly remember I titled "Walking."

Sophomore year, Mr. Deines required his Accelerated English II students to write about "The Good Moment"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;a "What-I-Did-onMy-Summer-Vacation" kind of essay. The good moment I managed to come up with involved lazing under a tree in the backyard with a sleeping baby. This narrative I called "Sighs" I'm big on one-word titles.

And Mrs. Clarke last year asked for a Tintem Abbey-esque paper detailing two visits to the same place. My place? The children's department of the Park Ridge library. I couldn't even think of a title.

Last year, I also wrote three personal narratives for Mrs. Lobitz. As other people talked about serving internships in Fortune 500 companies and breaking their arms in football games, I nattered on about playing in a pile of willow branches ("Willows"), knitting on a bright autumn day ("MegaBytes"), and hanging bleached laundry out to dry (Sabanas Blancas").

And this year, though Mr. Hunt has yet to require me to write the story of my life, Ms.

Duckworth has. And, fulfilling the requirements of essays about the meaning of joy and an unforgettable experience, I have delivered narrativos en espanol about bathing my foster brother and teaching CPR. I'm sure that some others have beaten me in terms of subject matter and writing ability and vocabulary skills, but sometimes someone has to point out in plebeian language the commonplace adventures of bathing a baby or the laid-back excitement of teaching a class, or even the non-difficulties of going to the post office.

For it is in spite of the adventures and excitement and difficulties of memorable occurrances that a life is created and a personality maintained. And by writing these kinds of everyday essays, I reaffum the knowledge that I have a unique something to share, a personal experience to narrate. The most insignificant of happening means something; it is a joy or it is a sorrow or it is simply a happening.

Keeping this perspective will, I hope, allow me to entertain four more years of teachers with going to the post office.

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A colorful collage of college CALIFORNIA Brooks College: Inna Fernandez

COLORADO Universitv of Colorado, Boulder: Kirsten Killean U.S. Air Force Academx: Tim Paschke

CONNECTICUT Trinity College: Erica Vassilos Yale University: Ken Lai, Cyrus Wilson

FLORIDA Embry Riddle Aeronautical University: Tim Monroe Miami Dade Community College: Carlos Comptis University of Central Florida: Eric Defort, Terry Wittek University of Florida, Santa Fe Community College: Joe Durante

ILLINOIS American Academy of Art: Ian Broeker, Wendy Kuntz Augustana College: Erica Lauber, Andrea Weihs Barat College: Tracy Zaczynski Bradley University: Phil Butera, Trisha Chmielinski, Eric Kauke, Donna Jackson, Emily Larson, Meg Milano, Frank Ponticelli, Jenny Smith Columbia College: Christina Cannella, Meg Donehoo, Bonnie Fitzsimmons, Walter Gorzela, Michelle Kuhr, Ginette Slaiher Concordia University: Amanda Slobodecki DePaul University: Ashley Collins, Demetria Demakis, Vickie Kalamaras, Angelo Karras, Joseph Kazmierski, Ariana Kitty, Sandy Mulligan, Chris Nuzzo, Billy OKeefe, Dan Quinlan Cosmetology School of Chicago: Junko Ohata DeVry Institute: Brad Bergstrom, Peter Gluzerman, Tom Kiss Eastern Illinois University: Scott Kopecky, Terry Lyons, Dominick Sannasardo, Jennifer Schrock, Janine Tomko, Fred Wiatr Elmhurst College: John Drugan, Heidi Thome Eureka College: Brian O'Neill Harper Community College: Christian Mankus Illinois State University: Tom Berry, Ther-

esa Brown, Brian Czerwinski, Tara Desnet, Erin Garcia, Todd Hyde, Lisa LaCerra, Melissa Mackin, Megan Manning, Jennie Palermo, Jessica Rumczikas, Ethan Smith Illinois Wesleyan: Karin Beaumont, Nick Haralampopoulos, Alyssa Kulak, Heather Kura, Tim McAtee, Tony Saracco, Katy Vojack Lake Forest College: Magda Krzyzanowski, Franco LaMarca Lincoln College: Renee Diederich, Chris LaPelusa, Kate Meehan, Diana Murges Kendall College: Anne Hildebrandt Loyola University: Jim Czeszewski, Alexandra Fronimos, Peter Goss, Margaret Hadam, Jeff Jarzabek, Steve Mahler, Phil Rossi, Jennifer Sitarz, Tom Swidnicki, Tom Tsilipetros, Annette Wyszkowski National-Louis University: Angela Athanasopoulos Northeastern Illinois University: Christine Biala, Nicole Denk, Beatrice Gonzalez, Laurie Imburgi, Gina Mazzacano, Joseph Monroe, George Mougolias Northern Illinois University: Suzanne Barsellotti, Trent Castle, Sharon Huelva, Steve Maca, Dan Milano, Pierre Roustan, April Pahati, Alexandra Pleshkewych, Seth Watkins North Park College: Suzanne Optie Northwestern University-: Jon Dudlak, Alex Eliashevsky, Graham Fisher, Mark Iwaszko, Jennifer Manzi, Cathy Owsiany, Beth Schutt, Kara Wipf Oakton Community College: Whitney Beyer, Jori Blume, Kelli Bono, Erika Bush, Laura Christopher, Michelle Czech, Joe Duca, Nagi Elhadary, Scott Falsits, Jayne Flohra, Kristen Griffith, Dan Haak, Josh Hancock, Marcelo Herlo, Matthew Huettinger, Brian Hutchinson, Jim Kenyeri, Kristin Kopij, Janet Jurczyk, Lesley Mahoney, Daniel Neradt, Rachael Ohman, Marianna Perricone, Amy Poyner, Zachary Rice, Gina Rubeo, Deana Scatena, Michael Sim, Becky Slugocki, Andrea Szewczyk, Jenica Tomasello, Lori Verisario, Jason Weibel, Eric Whalen, Sasha Wright Pivot Point Beauty School: Carla Catullo, Julie Nichols Ray-Vogue Art College: Kate Johnson Roosevelt University: Tricia Krzyzak Rosary College: Jennifer Pietrzykowski Southern Illinois University: Wes Harris, John Kaldis, Andy Vlahos TMA-Design Extension: Pam Morgan

Trinity College: Jacqueline Korus Triton Community College: Sandy Anselmini, GinaCanepa, Rob Diana, Daniela Lazazzera, Melanie Lewandowski Universal Technical Institute: John Aliferis University of Chicago: Matt Braun, Bryan Dayton, Magdalena Sadowicz Univerisity of Illinois, Chicago: Eric Aguila, Jeni Aris, Josh Bielema, Scott Bosy, Jeff Cabay, Jennifer Chrzanowski, Ralph Cielocha, Stephanie Clark, Holly Fak, Stacy Funteas, Suzie Kotur, Mark Lanz, Panteli Poulikakos, Giovanni Provenzano, Anna Rodecki, Jenny Rodino, Kathy Szymczak University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: Paul Berko, Marie Boiling, Larry Chan, Victoria Chi, Wesley Crampton, Sarah Crawford, Vic De Martino, Christina Dorow, Tom Falk, Jenny Fontana, Kerstin Forsythe, Luke Fuksa, Gena Gruss, Jessica Jakubanis, Maureen Jamieson, Hellin Jang, Brandon Kelly, Denise Knipp, Sarah Kopke, Matt Magnuson, Elizabeth Markowski, Paul Pawola, Rachel Reid, Greg Reuhs, Susie Reynolds, Christopher Ryan, Erica Sampson, Ali Schultz, Christy Schweizer, Brian Shields, Ken Shubert, Erin Sloan, Anna Stec, Meredith Swanson, Mark Tallungan, Colleen Tedor, Turn Tunthatakis, Ryan Tyrrell, Joen ^ Van Craenenbroeck, Mike Vesper, Nick Vourvoulias, Alex Whamond, Kurt Zemaier Western Illinois University: Michae' Beh'es Wheaton College: Lisa Lutzer, F'ar Motiwalla, Ben Wilson

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Butler University: Chris Kiepura, Robert Lekan DePauw University: Steve Westman University ofEvansville: Ben Andresen Indiana University, Bloomington: Meredith Elsesser, Joe Guest, Lisa Klueppel. Marj' Loise, Antoine Mickiewicz, Sara Payne, J.R. Rose, Annika Uzemack Purdue University: Gina Grummon, Bridget Kufner, Tom Modzlewski, Zhaleh Naghibzadeh, Claire Pawlowski, Mary Pientka, Anne Timmer University of Notre Dame: Kate Rowland, Laurie Strotman Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology: Wa)ter Walczak Valparaiso University: Joy Pavichevich.

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and university choices in 1996 Vincennes University: Steve Washburn Wabash Colllege: Brendan Maguire

IOWA Drake University: Matt Hermes Loras College: Andrea Kulas Saint Ambrose University: Maggie Maloney, John O'Neil University of Iowa, Iowa City: Laura Bang, Heather Dunne, Katie Hill, Sheila McGuire, Craig Pierce, Chrissy Raddi, Audrey Rogus, Jill Rosenow

KANSAS University of Kansas, Lawerence: Matt Knight, Michelle Rhoton, Becky Taylor

MICHIGAN Grand Valley State University: Kim Linzer Hope College: Elizabeth Aiossa, Paul Berke Michigan State University, East Lansing: Aimee Kiefer University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: Tim Clark, Brad Mulvihill Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo: David Darling

MISSOURI Northeast Missouri State Kirksville: Annie Kaminski

University,

NEW HAMPSHIRE Dartmouth College: Stephanie Chen

NEW YORK

VIRGINIA

American Academy of Dramatic Arts: Stacey Griner Rochester Institute of Technology: Tuccio Pompilio University of Rochester: Heather Dolan

College of William and Mary: Tracy Stankiewicz

NORTH CAROLINA University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: Brian Schmitz

WASHINGTON D.C. Catholic University of America: JoePindelski George Washington University: Amy Trebotich

WISCONSIN

Beloit College: Lisa Marie Brodsky '.:< Concordia University: April Aronson University ofDayton: Christina Aulisio, Amy Marquette University: Christine Battista, Christie Bora, Tom Carroll, Nora Ross, LauPetrie ren Smolka, Eve Vormittag John Carroll University: Bill Doukas Milwaukee Institute ofArt and Design: Tobey Kent State University: Andrea Jackson Miami University, Oxford: Laura Batt, Matt Schmidt St Norbert College- Martin Fallon, Joe Eatherton, John Schacke, Brian Wolfe Oberlin College/Conservatory of Music: Ragona University of Wisconsin, Madison: George Beth McCabe Ohio State University, Columbus: Shelly Czerwionka, Peter Pintz, Laura Poskozim, Aggie Stanczak Caito University of Wisconsin, Platteville: Katie Schenk Carnegie Mellon University: Adam Megacz, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater: MauDustin Puckett reen Haas Penn State University, Behrend: Brent Seberhagen Argentina: Lola Reese

OHIO

PENNSYLVANIA

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TENNESEE

Middle Tennessee State Universtiy: Matt Mareci

MILITARY t/. 5. iVovy, GMrwee; Edwin Lara

Thespian Awards announced Thespians: Jeni Aris, Jori Blume, Adam Cartwright, Heather Dolan, Kerstin Forsythe, Monica Frigo, Matt Glavin, Christina Hagerty, Lisa Klueppel, Annie Kotis, Suzana Kotur, Trish Krzyzak, Emily Larson, Maggie Maloney, Liz Michallee, Amy Trebotich, Ryan' Tyrrell, Lisa Von Wahlde, Cyrus Wiison.

One Star Thespians: Laura Batt, Jennifer Beacraft, Liz Douglass, Kristin Durianski, Kristen Economos, William Eich, Anne Fink, Peter Goss, Matthew Haak, Maggie Hadam, Lukt ^iSerman, Neil McCabe, Mollie Manrose, Joe Monroe, Zhaleh Naghibzadeh, Laura Poskozim, Kate Ristau, Andy Schneider, Amy Sherman, Lauren Smolka, Janine Tomkb.

Two Star Thespians: Lizzie Baldi, Heidi Barton, Aileen DeCourcey, Joanna Frigo, Tim McAtee, Beth McCabe, Janet Peterson,

Kate Rowland, Lola Reese, Amanda Slobodecki, Dominika Smereczynski, Steve Tallungan.

Three Star Thespians: Theresa Brown, Meg Donehoo, Tami Gudukas, Karen Hibbeler. Mat Lake, Rob Lekan, John O'Neil, Kerry Wagoner.

Four Star Thespians: Sarah Crawford, Katherine English, Maria Ferschl, Matthew Kurinsky, Mary Loise, Janet Lucchesi, Lisa Lutzer, Frances Motiwalla, Jessie Rumiczikas, J.R. Rose, Dave Siegel, Annika Uzemack, Joene Van Craenenbroeck.

Honor Bar: Christine Bora, Lisa Brodsky, Stacey Griner, Franco LaMarca, Kenny Lindgren, Michael Vesper.

Seventy Five Point Club: Jenny Chrzanowski, Joseph Kazmierski, Christine Nuzzo.

One Hundred Point Club: Joe Pindelski.

Thespian initiates: Lee Adlaf, Paul Bailey, Dana Barabas, Tim Barounis, Margaret Byrne, Michael Canavino, Nick Castellanos, Vanessa Cerf, Garrett Chen, Kathryn Donehoo, Sara Douglass, Amanda Eich, Jamie Foltz, Christina GiovaneUi, Stacy Hachigan, Brendan Hennigan, Robin Humbert, Angela Janik, Liz Jomdt, Cori Kabat, Mike Kline, Diana Kostolansky, Emily Knoblauch, Heidi Krug, Jennifer Leicht, Natalie Levendowski, Julie Lucchesi, Roxana Lulusa, George Luxton, Frank Merle, Tim Monroe, Denise Mytko. Sarah Nommenson, Courtney Norwood, Stephanie Rieder, Ahcia Rose, Erica Sampson, Julie Sapp, Nick Scafa, Dave Smith, Kathryn Spindler, Allison Standhope. Christy Stevens, Graham Schmidt, Kathren Swarzynska, Mike Tomassi, Christina Trahanas, Keri Travis, Alison Upton, Alex Uzemack, Alison Wagoner, Erica Walters, Mike Walters, Dave Wilson.

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Outstanding male athletic^

Tim Paschke Swimming Paschke has proven to be one of the greatest swimmers in Maine South history. He holds two school records, in the 50 yard freestyle and in the 100 yard freestyle. Paschke made it to the state swimming finals for the third year this season. He finished second in the 100 yaid freestyle and fourth in the 50 yard freestyle. Paschke was named All-State for the second straight year this season.

Ben Wilson Track and Field In his first year of Track, Wilson established himself as the top senior sprinter/ jumper on the team. Wilson typically scores i n four events in every meet. He is the top senior in the 100 meter, 200 meter, long jump, 400 meter relay, and the 800 meter relay.

Wilson's aedication to hard work and ability to lead by example led his teammates to select him as Co-MVP.

Brian Moore Baseball Moore was the top pitcher for Maine South this year. He earned the win in four of the Hawk's six wins. Moore had an Earned Run Average of 1.12 this season. In addition to pitching, Moore played in the outfield. He had an excellent game against Evanston. He pitched three innings of no-hit baseball in rehef, and also had the game winning hit in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Paul Berke Track and Field Berke is a four-year Track and CrossCountry athelete. This season Berke is the team's top middle-distance runner with team best times in the 800 meter and the 1600 meter runs. He is a regular member of the 3200 meter relay team. Over four years, Berke has demonstrated his dedication as an athlete. His quiet leadership and steadiness m scoring in meets has earned the respect of his teammates who voted him Co-MVP.

Bryan Dayton Cross-Country Dayton led the Hawks to a third straight Central Surban League North Cross-Coimtry championship. He earned All-Conference for his fifth place finish at the CSL North rijeet.

Dayton went on to qualify for the Sectiqiial meet where he placed 18th overall. A dedicated three-sport athlete, Dayton has workec hard to display excellence in Maine Soutll athletics.

.^ MikeSemel Soccer Semel has earned the right to be called one of the best goalies in Illinois histOT)'. He surpassed the record for most career shutouts by an Illinois goalie late this fall. Seme! has been a four year st.arter on the varsity soccer team.

He anchored a dominant Maine South defense over his past four years on the team. His impressive goal tending earned him All-State honors for the past two years.

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Ken Shubert Wrestling

Shubert knows the kind of hard work and dedication that is necessary to be a successful high school wrestler. Shubert's hard work led himfo be one of the top wrestlers on this year's squad. He has shown leadership and dedication as the captain of the wrestling Hawks.

Shubert qualified for the IHSA Sectional this I season. The team will miss his dedication and thirst for victory.

>- Brad Galvin Gymnastics Galvin has enjoyed great successes on this year's gymnastics team. He is a quality performer in all aspects of gymnastics shown by his perfdrmiance in the all-around competition. He qualified for Sectionals in four events: vault, floor, rings, and all-around.

Galvin earned fifth on floor, third on vault, and a received'a medal in the all-around competition at the conference meet.

Brian Schmitz Football Schmitz is responsible for two of the most memorable moments in Maine South sports history. He will always be remembered for his overtime kick to beat Fenwick and the late game field goal to the clinch the state championship against Mt. Carmel. Schmitz also excelled as a receiver for the championship Hawks. He received All-State honors for the second year as a kicker.

Wes Crampton Tennis Crampton is an excellent leader and an extremely dedicated athlete. He constantly works hard to improve his game. Whatever Crampton lacks in skill he makes up in his drive for victory. His exceptional leadership abilities are an assist to any team. As a fouryear, three-sport athlete and an excellent student, Crampton has shown that he is part of a select group of quality student athletes.

Stino Miiito Golf Milito's excellent skill and hard work as a golfer caused him to be considered one of the top golfers in the state this season. His season of triumphs proved him to be one of the top golfers ever at Maine South. Miiito went down to the 1995 IHSA state final competition. He earned All-State honors for his achievements this season and at the state competition.

Matt Hermes Basketball Hermes has been a top performer throughout his career in Maine South basketball.

From the freshman level all the way to the varsity level, Hermes has been successful.

His ability to score has often provided a lift to the Hawks this season. Hermes has shown exreme promise in his career a a Maine South Hawk.

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Girls' 1995-1996 outstanding

Sandy .Anselmini Sandv Anselmini Badminton Anselmini is an all-conference athlete who was seeded this year in the 9-12 bracket for state. She is the team's MVP and ended the season with a 25-5 record and 18-3 record at singles. Anselmini has played badminton for four years, and has played varsity for three.

She was seeded first for sectionals. Outside of her coininitment to Maine South, Anselmini participates in the U.S. Badminton Association. She has also competed in Junior National tournaments for the last two years. ' Elizabeth Gibbons Cross-Country As a sophomore Gibbons ran cross country in the team's number one slot. During the year she also received all-conference honors. Gibbons displayed fine leadership qualities as one of the best Hawk runners that Maine South has seen in recent seasons. She is a very dedicated ^sr-: ^«7,' •'- JoyParichevich T worker who is very supportive of her team^'•p' ^ BasketbaU mates. Her enthusiasm combined with her As a four year meniber of the basketball sense of humor have made her a well known team, Pavichevith was all-GSL for three athlete. ^^^^^^ Wright years in a row. During her senior year she wak Track picked for all-state (third team) aihd she was As only a freshnten, Wright has already picked for first team/all area for bq^i the Sunmake her mark. In outdoor conference she Times and Pioneer Press. During Ker career at was the champion of both the long jump and Maine South, Joy has earned for herself the the 100 meter dash and placed second in the title of leading scorer with 1175 points and is 200 meter. She was the top scorer with 29 in the top five for rebounds, assists and plus points. During the indoor season Wright ' points.:§he is also number one for three point broke the record for the 50 meter dash and \ shooting with 78 three point baskets. Pavicheplayed a part in the record breaking of the four vich is an exceptionally talented player who lap relay. She displayed outstanding spirit and will be remembered for hei: gaifte-winning jumping ability during the season and was an shots against some of the states toughest enthusiastic hard worker. Wright ran through : opponents: Glenbrook South, Bartonvillethe pain of an ankle injury to earn her chamLimestone, and Maine West. She showed courage on the court and a true will-to-win.

P Laura Beclcerdite Swimming Beckerdite, a junior, has been on varsity swimming since her freshman year. This year she is the team's MyP and has achieved all conference hopors for the second year in a row. Beckerdite is a sectional medaUst who has also medaled two times in the Downers Grove North Mustang Invite and four times in the Hawk Relays. "She is focused, disciplined and persevering. Laura's all business in the water, never tlashy though rather underrated.

Her achievements are won by her talents and hard work,"says Coach Deger.

Christina Dorow ' Gymnastics This year Dorow was all-conference and all-american on the uneven bars. She holds the school record of 9.1 for the uneven bars and placed sixth in conference for that event this year. Dorow also qualified this year for sectionals and is the team's MVP.

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achievers in Hawk a Nora Ross Soccer ^oss is one of the finest defenders e.ver to play soccer at Maine South. Although srie did not play defense until her junior year, .she immediately became the team's man-markf^j, assigned to the opposing team's strongest player. Ip t)vo years of performing this task, her opponent almost never scored,.on tl^ Hawks. She was a key factor in J ^ n e Sough's achieving 33 shutouts in the two years. ^ played on varsity. y^> ,^.;,

Claire Pawlowski Softball Pawlowski, a three year varsity outfielder, has been one of the team's leading hittei3<and consistently one of the team^s defensive strengths,. One of eight seniors on th^warsity, she typifies their champion attitude>of "what can I do to help this team?" Pawlowski's athleticism and sharp knowledge of the game has made her a stand out Softball playeq

Aogela Athanasopoulos Tennis Athanasopoulos is a four year vasity member of the tennis team and as a senior was captain. This year she earned all-conference honors and plac;ed third in the sectional in doubles. She also qualified and participated in the state tournament. Throughout her career at Nl^ine Soiit^she has shown outstanding leadership ^M1 gkdjcation and displayed string teaip.spifit and sportsmanship.

Julie Green Soccer Throughout her years at Maine South, Green hjis not missed a practice in three and a half years. She is a four year varsity letter winner aiid has earned all-corrference honors thii year and'last. This year she has also e'amed alNsectiSnal honors and was the cocaptain of the team. Green went down-state in 1993 and 1995: •• ' ' Polleen Tedor '":\olleyball Tedor is a three year varsity member who has earned j^any honors. She is an athletic scholar and an all-conference/area player.

Amqng her team members she was top in blocks, attack attempts and block assists.

Tedor is also a natural leader on and off the court. Her dedication and winning attitude towards her sport has led her to be an inspiration to younger athletes. vnit.'ii;

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Maine South's athletes of the yeaii Sandy Anselmini Swimming -1996 CSL North Conference 100 yard Freestyle -1995 and 1996 CSL North AJl-Conference -'' -1996IHSA State Sectional Medalist, 200 yaid Me<8ey Relay -Girls' varsity record holder, 200 yard Freestyle ReJay -1992 State Qualifier, 200 yard Medley; Relay -Captain senior year -CSL North Conference Medalist all four y^^ars Badminton -All-Conference 1995 and 1996 -Singles winning record 18-3 at #1 -1 St seed in sectional -Four-year player, varsity three of the four years -First place at #1 singles in CSL Invitational -Second place at #1 singles in CSL Tournament

John Schacke Football -1995 Illinois High School Association class 5A football championship team -Starting varsity quarterback 1995, starting freshman and sophomore quarterback -1995 Central Suburban League North All-Conference -1995 Chicago Tribune All-State Athlete -12-2 record in 1995 -State record for most passing yards in a championship game -Three touchdown passes in championship game Baseball -Three year varsity squad member -Right handed pitcher -Versatile infielder